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Salesforce.com Named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Magazine

Salesforce.com and Google are the only Internet software
companies to make the list

SAN FRANCISCO - May 24, 2007 - Salesforce.com [NYSE: CRM],
the market and technology leader in on-demand business services, today announced it was named one
of the world's most ethical companies by Ethisphere Magazine, a national publication dedicated to
illuminating the correlation between ethics and profit. The elite list of fewer than 100
companies, including Google, Kellogg Company, Starbucks and Whole Foods, were recognized for their
strong leadership in ethics and compliance, advancement of industry discourse on social and ethical
issues, and positive engagement in the communities in which they operate.

"Having a purpose beyond making a profit distinguishes our company," said Marc Benioff,
chairman and CEO of salesforce.com. "Corporate social responsibility has been integrated into
our DNA from the very beginning through our innovative 1% model - 1% equity, product and employee
time are given back to the community, and we have a commitment to be one with the earth. It's
an honor to be recognized for practicing what we preach."

Among other awards, salesforce.com was the recipient of the 2006 Committee to Encourage
Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) Excellence Award, as well as ranked No. 7 on the list of the 100 Best
Corporate Citizens by Business Ethics Magazine.

Editors of Ethisphere Magazine chose from thousands of organizations that were analyzed over
a six-month period. The process included reviewing the companies' codes of ethics, litigation
and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating companies' investment in innovation and sustainable
business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; studying
nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and customers; and working with
consumer action groups for feedback and rating. Researchers included editors from Ethisphere
Magazine as well support from SustainAbility, World Business Council for Sustainable Development,
Trillium Asset Management Corporation, Winslow Management Company, ForestEthics, Women's Equity
Fund, The Center for Business Ethics, and New Alternatives Fund.

"It was a rigorous selection process. The organizations chosen for the list of World's
Most Ethical Companies possess strong internal systems that encourage ethical behavior not only
from its leaders but from its employees," said Alex Brigham, executive editor of Ethisphere
Magazine. "These companies go beyond making statements about doing business ethically; they
translate those words into actions."

Ethisphere Magazine offers insight to readers on gaining market share and creating
sustainable competitive advantage through ethical business practices and corporate
citizenship. With a circulation of 65,000 Board members, CEOs, General Counsel, Chief Ethics
and Compliance Officers and senior executives, Ethisphere Magazine is the largest print publication
in compliance, ethics and corporate social responsibility. For more information on the
magazine and listing, go to http://www.ethisphere.com/.

About Salesforce Foundation

The Salesforce.com Foundation is the leader in pioneering, evangelizing and implementing the 1%
Model, and using this model as a means to improve the lives of people around the world. The
Salesforce.com Foundation harnesses the power of product and people to improve the lives of those
in need. Using the unique 1/1/1 Model -- 1% Time, 1% Equity, 1% Product, and "one" with the earth
-- the Foundation reaches out to the community and increases the effectiveness of nonprofit
organizations so they can better achieve their goals, which the Salesforce.com Foundation calls the
Power of Us. The Salesforce.com Foundation concentrates on the use of technology, specifically as
it relates to organizations with youth development programs. The Salesforce.com Foundation has
supported technology projects around the world that help kids in technology -- bereft urban and
rural areas create a better future for themselves. Since July of 2000, salesforce.com employees
have given over 60,000 hours of their time and expertise, feeding the homeless, tutoring kids,
improving nonprofit spaces, and offering hundreds of helping hands when the world is faced with
devastating natural disasters.

About Salesforce Foundation

The Salesforce.com Foundation is the leader in pioneering, evangelizing and implementing the 1%
Model, and using this model as a means to improve the lives of people around the world. The
Salesforce.com Foundation harnesses the power of product and people to improve the lives of those
in need. Using the unique 1/1/1 Model -- 1% Time, 1% Equity, 1% Product, and "one" with the earth
-- the Foundation reaches out to the community and increases the effectiveness of nonprofit
organizations so they can better achieve their goals, which the Salesforce.com Foundation calls the
Power of Us. The Salesforce.com Foundation concentrates on the use of technology, specifically as
it relates to organizations with youth development programs. The Salesforce.com Foundation has
supported technology projects around the world that help kids in technology -- bereft urban and
rural areas create a better future for themselves. Since July of 2000, salesforce.com employees
have given over 60,000 hours of their time and expertise, feeding the homeless, tutoring kids,
improving nonprofit spaces, and offering hundreds of helping hands when the world is faced with
devastating natural disasters.